gwylaeth

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Welsh

Etymology

From gwo- +‎ llaeth, due to the milky sap.

Pronunciation

(North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəlaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəlɛθ/, /ˈɡwəlaθ/
(South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəlai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwəlɛθ/
Rhymes: -əlaɨ̯θ

Noun

gwylaeth m or f (plural gwylaethau or gwylaethion)

lettuce
Synonym: letys

Derived terms

gwylaeth bigog (“prickly lettuce”)
gwylaeth chwerw (“prickly oxtongue”)
gwylaeth y fagwyr (“wall lettuce”)
gwylaeth y môr (“sea lettuce”)
gwylaeth yr oen (“lamb's lettuce, mâche”)

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwylaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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